Perhaps. Sending shock waves from pule jet detonation through a system not designed for that application could be problematic. However, I have not yet heard about any problems from using these methods. Anybody here involved in that industry that could comment?
I've been researching the use of pulse detonation in cleaning coal-fired furnaces. From what I've found there are two popular units currently in use, the Powerwave+ produced by GE and the SHOCKsystem by Pratt & Whitney. (But now it seems P&W has moved that business to another company...